An illustrative scenario. This is how a small contractor can use StayPuller today. It is not a customer story.
The job, in one place, on and off the site
A collection per job, subcontractor paperwork by link, reminders before things expire, and quotes that start from real documents.
At a glance
- Who
- A small remodeling and barn-building company: an owner, an estimator, two crew leads, an office manager and a bookkeeper.
- Where things were
- Permits, plans, photos, quotes and subcontractors' insurance certificates in trucks, phones and a shop computer.
- Plan
- A team pod for six, at the Team price ($8 a person a month), or smaller if only the office is on the pod.
The problem
Permits and insurance certificates expire. Plans and photos live on whoever's phone took them. A quote needs the right measurements and the sub's rate from last year.
What StayPuller keeps track of
A collection per job
"Miller barn", with plans, permits, photos and quotes.
Available nowPhotos and papers from the field
Uploaded from phones and scanned at the truck. Android.
Available nowSubcontractor paperwork
Insurance certificates and W-9s requested by link, straight into the job or the vendor collection.
Available nowReminders
For permit and insurance expirations, read from the scans.
Available nowAn assistant
Finds "the permit and measurements for the Miller barn" and drafts a quote from them.
Available nowThe shop's drive
The office computer backs up to an external drive automatically. Mac and Linux.
Available nowEmail with the building department and customers
Filed to the job.
Coming soonA daily brief
Today's inspections, deliveries and what's expiring.
On the way
A day with StayPuller
On Monday the estimator asks Claude for a draft quote for the Miller barn. It pulls the measurements from the plans and last year's rates for the sub.
Available nowA crew lead uploads site photos from his phone into the job.
Available nowTwo weeks before a sub's insurance expires, the office manager gets a reminder and sends the sub a request link for the new certificate.
Available now
What changes
The job's content is in one place instead of five phones.
Available nowExpirations don't surprise anyone.
Available nowQuotes start from real documents.
Available now
Today and coming soon
Available now
- Job collections, requests, reminders
- Assistants, drive backup
Coming soon
- Email filed to the job
- A daily brief (on the way)